We have gone beyond the days when most of the gardening books for Canadian gardeners were just that ... for Canadian gardeners!  Seeing as Canada is a huge country and has a range of climates and zones, gardening in Vancouver or Toronto is vastly different than it is here on the Prairies.  There are many books specifically for the Prairie gardener.  Here are some of my favorites from my library. 

 

Annuals for the Prairies
Edgar W Toop
Lone Pine Publishing, 1993
University of Alberta, Faculty of Extension
University of Sasketchewan, Faculty of Extension
ISBN 1-55105-034-X

  

Best Groundcovers & Vines for the Prairies
Hugh Skinner & Sara Williams
5th House Publishers
ISBN 978-1-894856-80-5

 

Best Trees and Shrubs for the Prairies
Hugh Skinner & Sara Williams
5th House Publishers
ISBN 1-894004-95-7

 

Beyond the Basics
The Calgary Gardener, Volume Two
Liesbeth Leatherbarrow and Lesley Reynolds,
with The Calgary Horticultural Society
ISBN 1-894004-00-0

 

The Prairie Gardener's Book of Bugs:
A Guide to Living with Common Garden Insects
Ruth Staal and Nora Bryan
ISBN 1-894004-87-6

 

Perfect Partners:
Beautiful Plant Combinations for Prairie Gardens
Liesbeth Leatherbarrow and Lesley Reynolds
ISBN 1-894004-30-2

The Prairie Winterscape:
Creative Gardening for the Forgotten Season
Barbara Kam and Nora Bryan
ISBN 1-894856-08-2

 

Creating the Prairie Xeriscape
Sara Williams
University Extension Press
University of Saskatchewan
ISBN 0-88880-357-5

Weeds of the Prairies
Carol J. Bubar, Susan J. McColl, Linda M. Hall
Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Publishing Branch
ISBN 0-7732-6147-8

Woody Ornamentals for the Prairies
Hugh Knowles
University of Alberta, Faculty of Extension, 1995
ISBN 1-55091-025-6